Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
166,526,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 166,526,609 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
166,526,609 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 166,526,880 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,998,322,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,998,319,305 KWD per year, or 166,526,609 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 1738540627
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1628632886
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1608649661
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1538708047
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1169018698
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1150125404
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1119061265
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1090453195
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1057380771
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1055514618
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1051122004
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1035136507
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1034138758
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1023576748
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1009155710
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 999352625
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 977762257
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 968691035
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 959199376
52.0%
19
France
KWD 825320110
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 746972643
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 735787067
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 719398865
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1065116692
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 928635665
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1798488216
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1658608732
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1558694226
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1350867177
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1298911036
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1298913896
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1240627365
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1218980031
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1199001272
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1178996294
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1099086128
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1076960792
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1059116856
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1041708790
47.9%
15
India
KWD 230014333
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1768677568
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1448784028
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1341377496
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1333882350
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1298911144
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1298909662
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1291917281
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1223974987
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1218936089
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1213709566
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1199001022
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1139977266
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1453779716
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1398825947
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1363505075
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1359259043
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1321890679
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1298910342
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1228968464
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1216679069
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1210960184
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1198993887
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1099080459
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1099078504
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1998318142
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1998319305
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1978336595
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1898406432
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1898406432
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1838456755
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1498742005
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1163843101
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 999168794
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.